Beverage and liquid dispenser



Aug. 1, 1939. R A, HENMNGS 2 ,158,211

BEVERAGE AND LIQUID DISPENSER Filed Nov. 5, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVEN TOR.

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BY W ATTORNEYS.

1939. R. A. HENNINGS 2,168,211

BEVERAGE AND LIQUID DISPENSER Filed Nov. 5, 1955 3 SheetsSheet 3 IIE E IN V ENTOR.

Patented Aug. 1, 1939 -1- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,168,211 BEVERAGE AND LIQUID DISPENSER Raymond A. Hennings, New Orleans, La. Application November 5, 1935, Serial No. 48,400

1 Claim.

My present invention pertains to coilless beverage and liquid dispensers and it contemplates the provision of an apparatus through the medium of which a beverage may be readilyand easily 6 dispensed from its original container either under pressure or by gravity feed and this without the employment of skilled operators.

Another object of the invention is the provision in the device set forth of means whereby, if in the dispensing of beer or other beverage one container of the beer lacks foam, access to an adjoining container may be readily had so that continuous flow of the beverage may take place whereby the glass or other measure employed may be provided with a proper foam or head content.

Other objects and advantageous features will be fully understood from the following description and claim when the same are read in connection with the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in section, illustrating my novel dispenser and its co-acting elements.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the dispenser and its co-acting elements and this view is taken in the plane indicated by the line 22 of Figure 4.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the dispensing tank of my invention and said View is taken in the plane indicated by the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view of the said dispensing tank.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the views of the drawings.

My novel device comprises a tank 2 and in the preferred embodiment two supply containers that are to be considered as original beverage or beer containers 3 and 4 is a gas pressure tank having gauge 5 and conduit 6. Communicating with the conduit 6 is a connection I communicating with valves 8 and 9 that in turn are arranged in the upper end of the containers 3 while at the lower ends of the containers 3 are valves l I communicating with the pipes l2 which latter have the valves l3 and it will be noted that these valves l3 communicate directly with a single inlet [4 positioned in the upper end of the dispensing tank 2. The dispensing tank is provided with the bottom wall l6 that is inclined as illustrated whereby the contents of the dispenser will flow toward the dispensing end and arranged in the forward wall of the dispenser and bearing against the decreased portion of the wall IB is a valve 11 communicating with a spigot and this valve is operated by means of the wheel l8 whereby when'desired the'conte'nts, such as residue may be drawn off from the tank.

Arranged in the tank 2 are bafiles I9 formed to v retard flow of beverage from the intake to the 5 outlet. I deem it proper to state that the dispenser and all elements arranged therein and through which the beverage passes from the original container to a glass, measure, mug, or in fact other article are lined with rubber, rosin, 10 wax, enamel or glass to prevent the beverage from coming into direct contact with metals composing the dispenser and its connections.

Mounted in the dispenser 2 is a float 20 that is secured to a rod 2| that passes through a sleeve 15 or collar 25 mounted in the upper wall l5 of the dispenser 2. The said float 20, rod 2| and collar 25 are members of a signal mechanism to be made the subject of an application divisional of this application. Arranged in the dispenser ad- 20 jacent the forward portion thereof is a pipe 22 having a valve 23 while mounted in the Wall l5 of the dispenser between the valve l3 and the collar 25 is a pressure gauge 24.

In the practical operation of the invention the 25 original casks, kegs or other containers are secured to the valves 8 and 9 and the contents thereof placed under pressure through the medium of the contents of the carbon dioxide tank 4. The pressure is indicated and regulated in the usual 30 manner and the valves II are open so as to force said contents into the dispensing tank 2. The pressure or flow to the tank 2 is controlled by the valves l3 and the gauge 24 will indicate the amount of pressure present in the saidtank 2. 35 When beverage is dispensed from the outlet 23 or from the outlet valve I! the signalling mechanism above referred to, will be brought into play. Manifestly the dispenser or operator may when occasion demands manipulate the valves 40 I so as to assure that no flat beverage is withdrawn from the dispenser due to the fact that the line of communication between the original containers of the beverage and the dispensing apparatus may be immediately esablished and it 45 is extremely unlikely that the contents of each container will run empty at the same time or that both of the containers will be without pressure and thus cause the contents from both containers to run fiat at one and the same time.

The withdrawal of the original contents from a container and this in a fresh manner is assured at all times notwithstanding that a skilledoperator need not of necessity, be in charge of the dispensing operation.

The tank 2 is provided with the side wall 50 and this wall 50 is secured by means of bolts 5| that pass through gaskets 52 with the result that said tank is leak-proof while the battles that are arranged in the tank are spaced or open at 53 permitting the beverage to travel the course indicated by the arrows in Figure 4. It will also be noticed that cooling pipes 54 are arranged within the tank 2 adjacent the bafiles l9, and I would have it distinctly understood that the beverage does not pass through these cooling pipes but said beverage does pass around and is cooled by these pipes. The pipes 54 have air inlets 56 and air outlets 51 and consequently the beverage in its retarded progress through the tank is properly cooled, by the chilling efiect. caused by refrigerated air forced through the pipes 54.

The pipes or open tubes 54 that pass through tank 2 are so arranged as to take care oimechanical refrigeration by passing the cooling coils of the refrigerant through them while the tank 2 is submerged in an ice water bath. If mechanical refrigeration is not used, as in some cases, where ice and ice water is used, the tank 2 is submerged in this sweet water bath, cooling same all around while the center of said tank 2 is cooled through the pipes or tubes 54 which are filled by submersion.

What I claim is:

In a device of the character described, a tank in direct communication with a beverage container and having beverage inlets and outlets arranged therein, the lower wall of said tank being inclined and provided with a sediment drain at the lower end of the incline, refrigerating tubes arranged within said tank in staggered relation to each other and baflies arranged at angles within said tank and in proximity to said tubes whereby passage of beverage through said tank is retarded and cooled by said refrigerating tubes, said baflles having one end secured to said tank and free at the other end in opposed planes.

RAYMOND A. HENNINGS 

